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CSME, food security, climate finance top agenda of CARICOM Summit in The Bahamas
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); food security; climate change and climate finance; health; and security will be among the major topics when Heads of Government of CARICOM Meet in The Bahamas, 15-17 February. The three-day Meeting will be held under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon. Philip Davis. It opens at the Atlantis Resort,…
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CARICOM Statement on Haiti Violence
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned that the contrasting incidents involving the Haitian national Police indicate the severity of the challenges that the police face as well as further breakdown in security in Haiti. CARICOM strongly condemns the killing of police officers and expresses its condolences to the families of the officers who lost their lives in the line…
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Cuba joins CARICOM Task Force on Agriculture
Cuba has accepted an offer from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to join the Community’s Ministerial Task Force on Agriculture. Both sides also agreed to observe October 6 as CARICOM Cuba Day Against Terrorism. These were among the major outcomes of the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit held in Barbados on Tuesday as the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic ties was celebrated. A Declaration…
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CARICOM Delegates Head to Canada for COP15
CARICOM delegates head to Montreal, Canada, for the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) (COP15) gearing up to create targets on biodiversity for the next decade. The Conference, from December 7-19, will be held under the Presidency of China. Importantly, the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is expected to be adopted during this second…
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